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March 2026 High-Load Strength Training: Safe During Pregnancy? High-load resistance training (HLRT) entails Olympic lifts like heavy squats, clean and jerks, and snatches plus lots of intense core work. But the medical community knows little about its effect on the pregnant woman’s body. We’ve discussed some of these exercise-pertinent concerns here in a previous newsletter.Read More
September 2020 Single- vs Multi-Joint Exercise: Order Matters In resistance training, exercises are divided into single-joint (SJ) and multi-joint movements (MJ). SJ are where only one joint moves, like the elbow during a curl, while MJ are those where 2 or more joints move, like a chin up. Both use the biceps but theRead More
Starting January 2017, REAL News will be scaled back to two pages so you’ll have more time to exercise. Shameless Self-Promotion: Personal Training Works!!! Small group personal training isn’t new; it’s just a natural evolutionary shift with the profession of personal training itself. It entails accommodating the needs andRead More
We all know why you should get in shape, why you should be healthy, fit, etc. We all make our best efforts to do so with the least amount of negative impact on our lives. That is, take the least amount of time away from the other things in our lives – work, play, family,Read More
